[[Arthedain]] fell in the [[Battle of Fornost]] in [[Third Age 1974]], but the Witch-king was routed by [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel]] and in [[Third Age 1975|1975]] Angmar itself fell under an assault, and Carn Dûm was sieged by the [[Dúnedain]] of [[Gondor]], the survivors of [[Arnor]], and [[Elves]] of [[Lindon]]. Carn Dûm was utterly destroyed, although some Orcs survived there until at least the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] and possibly after as well, until they were wiped out by [[Elessar]], [[High King]] of the [[Reunited Kingdom]].{{fact}}

[[Arthedain]] fell in the [[Battle of Fornost]] in [[Third Age 1974]], but the Witch-king was routed by [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel]] and in [[Third Age 1975|1975]] Angmar itself fell under an assault, and Carn Dûm was sieged by the [[Dúnedain]] of [[Gondor]], the survivors of [[Arnor]], and [[Elves]] of [[Lindon]]. Carn Dûm was utterly destroyed, although some Orcs survived there until at least the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] and possibly after as well, until they were wiped out by [[Elessar]], [[High King]] of the [[Reunited Kingdom]].{{fact}}

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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''Carn dúm'' in Gaelic can be translated as 'mountain fortress' but it is not known if this was intentional by Tolkien since he didn't use Gaelic anywhere else.<ref>http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/c/carndum.html</ref>

''Carn dúm'' in Gaelic can be translated as 'mountain fortress' but it is not known if this was intentional by Tolkien since he didn't use Gaelic anywhere else.<ref>http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/c/carndum.html</ref>

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In the context of the [[languages]] of [[Middle-earth]], the meaning and the language of the name is not known. The circumflex ^ is used by Tolkien in [[Sindarin]] extra long vowels<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]]'' appendix</ref>, but these words (if Sindarin) have not been attested.

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In the context of the [[languages]] of [[Middle-earth]], the meaning and the language of the name is not known. The circumflex ^ is used by Tolkien in [[Sindarin]] extra long vowels<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]]'' appendix</ref>, but these words have not been attested in Sindarin.

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The name could be [[Khuzdul]] (like [[Gundabad]] nearby) but Tolkien uses ''K'' for this language instead of ''C''<ref>[[Appendix E]]</ref>, although [[Dûm]] is also a Khuzdul word meaning "hall, mansion".

Etymology

Carn dúm in Gaelic can be translated as 'mountain fortress' but it is not known if this was intentional by Tolkien since he didn't use Gaelic anywhere else.[1]

In the context of the languages of Middle-earth, the meaning and the language of the name is not known. The circumflex ^ is used by Tolkien in Sindarin extra long vowels[2], but these words have not been attested in Sindarin.